The government is “seeking further” legal advice over messages allegedly sent by Nadine Dorries to civil servants promising to get to the bottom of why she was not granted a peerage, the cabinet secretary said today. Simon Case, who is the UK’s top civil servant, this morning attended a hearing of the Public Administration and
Nadine Dorries has claimed “posh boys” Rishi Sunak and his close friend and adviser James Forsyth were the key players behind the move to block her from getting a peerage. The ex-culture secretary used an interview with TalkTV, for whom she also works as a presenter, » Read More
In the opposition debate on the sale of Channel 4, culture secretary Nadine Dorries vowed to protect Channel 4’s “public service broadcasting remit” as the government aims to “unleash Channel 4’s full potential”. Dorries promised a white paper that would “allow broadcasters to flourish”. Labour’s Lucy Powell shared her concern that a Channel 4 sale…
The UK government has backed calls from Liverpool Football Club for an investigation following fan troubles ahead of the Champions League final in Paris on Saturday. Saturday’s final was delayed by 35 minutes as French police used tear gas against fans attempting to enter the stadium. Stadium gates were closed by police, stopping the entry…
Last weekend a fascist terrorist opened fire in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, killing 10 people and injuring three others. Following the modus operandi of numerous previous terrorists, the killer livestreamed the attack online and published a manifesto. Twitch, the Amazon-owned platform used by the killer to broadcast his murderous rampage, took down the…
John Nicolson is the MP for Ochil & South Perthshire and the SNP’s shadow culture secretary. Nicolson is a former journalist, best known in politics for his role on the digital, culture, media and sport committee, often going viral on social media with his tough line of questioning and no-nonsense approach. In this week’s edition…
Secretary of state for culture Nadine Dorries has warned social media platforms that the government’s online safety bill will make them “accountable” for their actions. Speaking to the draft online safety bill parliamentary committee, Dorries said: “I think people like Mark Zuckerberger [sic] and Nick Clegg and others who are wanting to take off into…
